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Britney's Back

by Rhapsody

She's a survivor. Whatever else you're inclined to say about Britney Spears, it can't be denied: the career launched back in 1999 with the candy-apple salaciousness of " Baby One More Time" is now 12 years, seven albums, and a couple dozen dance-pop megahits old. She's still thriving, valiantly fighting off the paparazzi, a host of personal demons, and a steady stream of pop-star adversaries currently led by Lady Gaga. Brit's new album, Femme Fatale, might just catapult her back to the top of the mountain; join us as we give it a closer look, celebrate her old hits, place her in the pantheon of gay icons, and more.

Femme Fatale (Deluxe Version)

Britney Spears

On one level a response to Gaga and the general dance pop-ification of the charts, some of Britney's seventh album is gonna sound overly familiar: "Till the World Ends," for example, has co-writer Ke$ha written all over it and will.i.am cut "Big Fat Bass" sounds like bland Black Eyed Peas. But listen up, kids: This here's a house Mama Brit built. And she finally sounds comfortable in it -- enough to try some experimental stuff, like the singsong-strange "How I Roll." No more menage-a-messes, no stripper poles: Britney's grown up and ready to relax into life as a sexy, serious dance club grand dame.